Munch (crater)
Munch is a crater on Mercury. It was discovered on the first flyby of Mercury by the MESSENGER spacecraft on 14 January, 2008, and was named by the IAU in November of the same year.[2]
 The yellow arrows indicate the rim of Caloris basin | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.48°N 207.18°W |
| Diameter | 58 km (36 mi)[1] |
| Eponym | Edvard Munch |
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Munch is west of Sander and Poe craters, within the Caloris basin.
References
- Mercury’s Munch Crater. Anne's Astronomy News. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 July 2013.
- "Munch". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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